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'''Hitler's  Sep-1938 speech'''

'''Hitler's  Sep-1938 speech'''

There is a trove of publications by WWII Jewish soldiers from Palestine, newspapers, journals, and other periodicals produced by Jewish units from Palestine in British Army reveal rich intellectual and emotional lives of soldiers fighting in Europe.<ref>Renee Ghert-Zand, [https://www.timesofisrael.com/trove-of-publications-by-wwii-jewish-soldiers-from-palestine-gets-new-home-at-nli/amp/ Trove of publications by WWII Jewish soldiers from Palestine gets new home at NLI], ''TOI'', 18 Nov 2022.<blockquote>Newspapers, journals, and other periodicals produced by Jewish units from Palestine in British Army reveal rich intellectual and emotional lives of soldiers fighting in Europe</blockquote></ref>]]

There is a trove of publications by WWII Jewish soldiers from Palestine, newspapers, journals, and other periodicals produced by Jewish units from Palestine in British Army reveal rich intellectual and emotional lives of soldiers fighting in Europe.<ref>Renee Ghert-Zand, [https://www.timesofisrael.com/trove-of-publications-by-wwii-jewish-soldiers-from-palestine-gets-new-home-at-nli/amp/ Trove of publications by WWII Jewish soldiers from Palestine gets new home at NLI], ''TOI'', 18 Nov 2022.<blockquote>Newspapers, journals, and other periodicals produced by Jewish units from Palestine in British Army reveal rich intellectual and emotional lives of soldiers fighting in Europe</blockquote></ref>]]

<font size=1>(Jews paid Arabs to join British army,<ref>Col (Res.) Dr. Raphael G. Bouchnik-chen, "[https://besacenter.org/palestinian-arabs-british-army/ Palestinian Arab Volunteers in the British Army in WWII: A Reality Check]", Besa, December 9, 2019.<blockquote><font size=1>

<small>(Jews paid Arabs to join British army,<ref>Col (Res.) Dr. Raphael G. Bouchnik-chen, "[https://besacenter.org/palestinian-arabs-british-army/ Palestinian Arab Volunteers in the British Army in WWII: A Reality Check]", Besa, December 9, 2019.<blockquote><small>

Notwithstanding Abbasi’s claim to have based his research on a variety of primary and secondary sources, he seems to have chosen his sources selectively, presumably to service the theory of a significant degree of Palestinian Arab resistance to the Nazis. Neither the quantitative nor the qualitative aspect of this theory is supported by the evidence.

Notwithstanding Abbasi’s claim to have based his research on a variety of primary and secondary sources, he seems to have chosen his sources selectively, presumably to service the theory of a significant degree of Palestinian Arab resistance to the Nazis. Neither the quantitative nor the qualitative aspect of this theory is supported by the evidence.

Abbasi laments that “there is hardly any reference to the thousands of Palestinian volunteers, some of whom fell in battle, while others are still listed as missing in action, and no commemoration of the fallen can be found anywhere.” He suggests this “evil” is explained by “what the Palestinian people experienced during the Nakba and its aftermath, the destruction of archives and records in addition to the loss of personal documents, and the fact that no organization was established to commemorate the volunteers and their deeds.” He thus accuses Israel of covering up the Palestinian Arab role in defeating the Nazis.

Abbasi laments that “there is hardly any reference to the thousands of Palestinian volunteers, some of whom fell in battle, while others are still listed as missing in action, and no commemoration of the fallen can be found anywhere.” He suggests this “evil” is explained by “what the Palestinian people experienced during the Nakba and its aftermath, the destruction of archives and records in addition to the loss of personal documents, and the fact that no organization was established to commemorate the volunteers and their deeds.” He thus accuses Israel of covering up the Palestinian Arab role in defeating the Nazis.

It should be noted that Abbasi persistently uses the term “Palestinians” rather than “Palestinian Arabs” in his article, starting with the title. This manipulation services the popular narrative denying any linkage between the Jewish People and Palestine. In her book World War II – The Story of a Jewish Soldier, Jewish Women of Mandatory Palestine Serving in the British Army, Esther Herlitz (later an Israeli diplomat and politician who served as a member of the Knesset) wrote, “As far as the British were concerned, we from the Jewish Yishuv, and some Arabs, were Palestinians.”</font></blockquote></ref> a large portion of Arabs that did fight in Palestine came from across the Jordan, Syria and Lebanon,  to the recruitment bureaus in Palestine, and many of them enlisted with the intention of acquiring weapons for themselves.<ref>Kirshenbaum, S. L. ‫History of the people of Israel in our generation [Toldot Am Yisrael Bedorenu‬‎], vol. 2. Israel: 1965. [https://books.google.com/books?id=pDjRAAAAMAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%99%D7%9D+%D7%9E%D7%94%D7%9D%C2%A0%D7%94%D7%AA%D7%92%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%95+%D7%9E%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9A+%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%94+%D7%9C%D7%A8%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%A9+%D7%9C%D7%94%D7%9D+%D7%A0%D7%A9%D7%A7 p. 301].

It should be noted that Abbasi persistently uses the term “Palestinians” rather than “Palestinian Arabs” in his article, starting with the title. This manipulation services the popular narrative denying any linkage between the Jewish People and Palestine. In her book World War II – The Story of a Jewish Soldier, Jewish Women of Mandatory Palestine Serving in the British Army, Esther Herlitz (later an Israeli diplomat and politician who served as a member of the Knesset) wrote, “As far as the British were concerned, we from the Jewish Yishuv, and some Arabs, were Palestinians.”</small></blockquote></ref> a large portion of Arabs that did fight in Palestine came from across the Jordan, Syria and Lebanon,  to the recruitment bureaus in Palestine, and many of them enlisted with the intention of acquiring weapons for themselves.<ref>Kirshenbaum, S. L. ‫History of the people of Israel in our generation [Toldot Am Yisrael Bedorenu‬‎], vol. 2. Israel: 1965. [https://books.google.com/books?id=pDjRAAAAMAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%99%D7%9D+%D7%9E%D7%94%D7%9D%C2%A0%D7%94%D7%AA%D7%92%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%95+%D7%9E%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9A+%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%94+%D7%9C%D7%A8%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%A9+%D7%9C%D7%94%D7%9D+%D7%A0%D7%A9%D7%A7 p. 301].

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A total of 9,000 Arabs enlisted in the British Army here.  Among them are many from across the Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, who came to the recruitment bureaus in Palestine.  Many of them enlisted with the intention of acquiring weapons for themselves: indeed, by the end of the war only about half of the Arab soldiers remained, as the rest defected with their weapons from the army.

A total of 9,000 Arabs enlisted in the British Army here.  Among them are many from across the Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, who came to the recruitment bureaus in Palestine.  Many of them enlisted with the intention of acquiring weapons for themselves: indeed, by the end of the war only about half of the Arab soldiers remained, as the rest defected with their weapons from the army.

So no, there is no reason to apologize. And for anyone still wondering, the aggressor which refused any form of a partition plan and plotted to wipe out a nation, has no right to restitution or compensation, and certainly no right of return.

So no, there is no reason to apologize. And for anyone still wondering, the aggressor which refused any form of a partition plan and plotted to wipe out a nation, has no right to restitution or compensation, and certainly no right of return.

However, the Jews who were displaced from the Arab countries, whose property and possessions were confiscated, should have the right to get it back.</blockquote></ref><i> his books - "Closed Case" and "The Hidden Side of Nazism and the Holocaust" - he claims that about 9,000 Palestinian and Jordanian Arabs did enlist to the British Army during the war (in comparison with about 27,000 Jews). But, from the moment it became evident the Germans may pass through Egypt and reach Palestine in spring 1942, Palestinian Arabs switched sides.

However, the Jews who were displaced from the Arab countries, whose property and possessions were confiscated, should have the right to get it back.</blockquote></ref><i> his books - "Closed Case" and "The Hidden Side of Nazism and the Holocaust" - he claims that about 9,000 Palestinian and Jordanian Arabs did enlist to the British Army during the war (in comparison with about 27,000 Jews). But, from the moment it became evident the Germans may pass through Egypt and reach Palestine in spring 1942, Palestinian Arabs switched sides.

About 78% of the Arab volunteers deserted the British army, often times stealing weapons for the purpose of helping the Germans fight the Jews when the time came. Additionally, a survey conducted in 1941 shows that 88% of Palestinian Arabs supported Nazi Germany, while only 9% backed the British mandate.</i> And then there is that Shukairy's testimony<ref name=ek/> in his book about almost no one agreeing in 1940 to help in British war efforts).</font>

About 78% of the Arab volunteers deserted the British army, often times stealing weapons for the purpose of helping the Germans fight the Jews when the time came. Additionally, a survey conducted in 1941 shows that 88% of Palestinian Arabs supported Nazi Germany, while only 9% backed the British mandate.</i> And then there is that Shukairy's testimony<ref name=ek/> in his book about almost no one agreeing in 1940 to help in British war efforts).</small>

By 1940, in the US, it was heard a simple statement, that "Arabs admire Hitler for his Jew-baiting."<ref>Pathfinder. Vol. 47. United States: Farm Journal, Incorporated, 1940, p. 4. [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Arabs+admire+Hitler+for+his+Jew-bait%22+ing&tbm=bks] [https://books.google.com/books?id=5u6vYDGBgIYC&q=%22Arabs+admire+Hitler+for+his+Jew-bait%22+ing].</ref>

[[File:Palestine's Arabs admire Hitler - Pathfinder, 1940.jpg|thumb|Palestine's Arabs admire Hitler - Pathfinder, 1940]]

Ribbentrop himself admitted at the Trial that he had negotiated with the Governments of European countries about the banishment of the Jews...</blockquote></ref>

Ribbentrop himself admitted at the Trial that he had negotiated with the Governments of European countries about the banishment of the Jews...</blockquote></ref>